West Africa's junta-led nations announce deployment of a joint force as extremist violence spikes
Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force ...
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Political tensions shake up trade routes in fractured West Africa
Junta-led Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso will officially quit the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on ...
Is France’s influence in West Africa over?
French troop withdrawal in West Africa signals the end of 'Françafrique' and shifts geopolitical dynamics with Russia and ...
France’s military withdrawal presents opportunities and risks to West African states
France’s military withdrawals provide West African states with a long overdue opportunity to assert their sovereignty. But ...
East Africa will benefit from West Africa’s mining disputes, top executive says
East African countries have plenty to offer Western miners in the coming years, notably the relative absence of strongarm ...
The incredible new £12bn highway in Africa that connects 12 countries
The £12 billion Trans-West African Coastal Highway aims to connect 12 countries, transforming regional trade, travel, and cultural exchange across West Africa.
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The decline of US influence in West Africa
While the US has sought to expand its presence across Africa, its influence in the West African Sahel region has declined, writes Farouk Hussein Abu Deif ...
West Africa Juntas Tighten Screws On Foreign Mining Firms
Earlier this month, soldiers swooped by helicopter into a vast mining complex in western Mali and made away with three tonnes ...